BILL NUMBER: ACR 173	CHAPTERED  09/18/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   142
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 29, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Olberg
   (Coauthor: Senator Knight)

                        AUGUST 7, 2000

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 173--Relative to the CHP
Officer Larry J. Jaramillo Memorial.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 173, Olberg.  CHP Officer Larry J. Jaramillo Memorial.
   This measure would request the Department of Transportation to
grant, without charge, encroachment permits authorizing appropriate
memorials, funded by nonstate sources, to be placed within the
rights-of-way of northbound and southbound State Highway Route 395 at
milepost marker 66.0 to honor California Highway Patrol Officer
Larry J. Jaramillo.




   WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol Officer Larry J. Jaramillo, a
dedicated officer, died in the line of duty in a traffic collision on
State Highway Route 395 at the Kern County San Bernardino County
line, while returning from court in Inyo County on June 22, 1993; and

   WHEREAS, Officer Larry J. Jaramillo attended Monte Vista High
School in San Jose, California, from which he joined the United
States Marine Corps in 1976 where he served honorably until November
24, 1981; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Jaramillo joined the Department of the California
Highway Patrol in 1985, after successfully completing training at
the patrol academy where he received the outstanding athlete award
for his class, and, upon graduation, Officer Jaramillo reported to
Morongo Basin, as a state traffic safety officer in December 1985;
and
   WHEREAS, In 1989, Officer Jaramillo tested and qualified with the
department to become a fixed wing pilot and was assigned to the
Inland Division Air Operations Unit stationed in Daggett, California;
and
   WHEREAS, On December 8, 1992, Officer Jaramillo received the
second highest award that the department may bestow, the Special Act
Award, for his rescue of two young men stranded in the snow-covered
mountains of Kern County during which Officer Jaramillo continued his
search for the young men despite warnings of adverse weather
conditions, endangering his life to continue the search until the men
were found; and
   WHEREAS, On April 3, 1993, Officer Jaramillo was honored as the
Officer of the Year by the Latino Peace Officers Association; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Larry J. Jaramillo, as a result of his steadfast
dedication to the citizens of the State of California, and his
commitment and contributions to the safety of the motoring public
represented the Department of the California Highway Patrol in an
outstanding manner; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of his ultimate sacrifice for the citizens
of the state, it is appropriate that on the northbound and
southbound portions of State Highway Route 395 at milepost marker
66.0 in the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County that
appropriate memorials be placed to honor the memory of this selfless
officer; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Department of Transportation is
requested to grant, without charge, the necessary encroachment
permits authorizing appropriate memorials, funded by nonstate
sources, to be placed within the rights-of-way of northbound and
southbound State Highway Route 395 at milepost marker 66.0; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
